Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Warner Brothers recently released the movie Contagion, a fictional drama that portrays CDC and other U.S. and international partners responding to an emerging infectious disease outbreak. The film is riveting and takes viewers through the emergence of a new virus to a full-blown pandemic.

While the plot makes for a good story with plenty of drama, suspense and action, how much of the movie is factual and how much is fiction?

To answer that question, the CDC has come up with a Q &A page on their website. Click here to read more about fact and fiction in the film as well as what the CDC does every day to combat emerging illnesses.